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Summary: One of the best adoption books I've read
Review: Fast Track Adoption is a wonderful book full of practical advice on everything from how to write a good letter to a prospective birthmother to how to handle the birthmother's hospital stay. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone considering adopting.
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Summary: The importance of ethics
Review: Having thoroughly read Fast Track Adoption I find it to be a wonderful book that is very sensitively written. The author shows a lot of respect for both the birthmothers and pregnant women who are considering adoption. I was surprised by another reviewer's comments that the book's methods were coercive. In fact, the book repeatedly states just the opposite. Dr. Burns goes out of her way to stress the importance of honesty over persuasion and manipulation. Fast Track Adoption offers anyone who is thinking about adoption not only a path to a faster adoption but, most important, a very ethical one.
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Summary: This is the best adoption book
Review: I have read a lot of books on how to adopt and this one was by far the most helpful. Unlike others,it offers extremely practical advice, written clearly and leads readers through the domestic adoption process in a step by step way. It describes exactly what to do, what not to do and why. This book helped clear up a lot of confusion I had about adoption. For example, I learned that during the hospital experience,it is common for birth mothers to want to see and hold their baby, even if they have already decided to relinquish their child. Thanks to Dr. Burns, I would never have known this and would have probably gone to the hospital, seen this and flipped out completely. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in adopting.
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Summary: One of the best adoption books I've read
Review: If you have to choose just one book to read dealing with adoption issues, this is the best book you could ask for.
Practical information combined with actual life-experience imbue this well-written guide with important insights into the maze which often surrounds the adoption process. "How-to" information as well as important caveats about the whole journey are included, making this the outstanding reference book on the subject. "Two Thumbs Up".
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Summary: Informative and Relevant Guide to the Adoption Process
Review: If you have to choose just one book to read dealing with adoption issues, this is the best book you could ask for.
Practical information combined with actual life-experience imbue this well-written guide with important insights into the maze which often surrounds the adoption process. "How-to" information as well as important caveats about the whole journey are included, making this the outstanding reference book on the subject. "Two Thumbs Up".
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Summary: Fast Track Will Put Us On Track
Review: My wife and I will use the adoption process to start our family. Like many couples, medical reasons have us pursuing this avenue. We've begun by reading a number of books and engaging adoptive support groups. We both read Fast Track Adoption, and will undoubtally pursue the approach that Dr. Burns explains. The book gave us confidence in knowing that we'll be successful, because of its many practical tips.
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Summary: a must have for those hoping to adopt
Review: This is an excellent book that will help many hopeful adoptive parents make their dreams come true. It is clear, reassuring, and offers practical steps and tips. And it was the first time I hear a compelling argument as to why you don't need to go through an agency-a concept I'd never considered before. I, too, don't understand the comments made by another reviewer about ethics. Did she read the same book I did? I think Dr. Burns is highly ethical, and I would recommend her book without hesitation.
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